Writing an Autobiography

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Writing an Autobiography

• Tourism 12 Portfolio

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Planning

• What are your "most memorable" or "most
  important" events in your life?

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You may have included the following

• their birth
• a special trip
• a favorite meaningful thing/object they received
  from someone special
• the first time took a step/learned to walk
• a time they hurt themselves
• a very funny event
• a time they cried
• the first bike ride
• a memorable/favorite book
• joining Little League
• a hospital stay
• the first plane flight
• a day they met someone famous
• a death in the family
• their first dog
• their first time at a pro football game The list
  could be endless. That's fine! The more ideas
  that are shared, the more likely students will be
  reminded of the most important events in their
  young lives.

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Creating a Life Map

• Use symbols to outline your life.
• Some examples
• their birth (a rattle or a pacifier)
• their first step (a baby shoe)
• a time they hurt themselves (a bandage)
• their first bike ride (a bike)
• joining Little League (a baseball and a mitt)
• a hospital stay (a thermometer, the kind that
  takes your body temperature)
• the first time they flew in a plane (a jet)
• the first time they went to a pro football game
  (a football helmet)

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But this doesnt show my skills!

• Maybe not, but it does give you a good place to
  start.
• What is your purpose of creating an autobiography
  for a professional portfolio?

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Yes!

• To highlight your skills and qualifications so
  that employers will consider you for a job.

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Changing your focus

• Go back to your time line and change those
  memorable moments into skills/qualificationsremem
  ber it is important not to lie, but it is ok to
  use language to make it sound more important than
  you might think it is on the surface

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Example

• Instead of
• Handles cash
• Comes on time
• Like to play sports

• Use
• Demonstrates proficient abilities in cash
  management.
• Is consistent and reliable.
• Is interested in active living / consistently
  demonstrates the ability to work successfully
  within a team.

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